;D This is probably an old subject but does anyone wee on their compost I heard it was a good activator. When I mentioned this on my site they just laughed that no one would eat their veggies if they did. Wee have a toilet but I know some sites don't, so I have had a few goes, when the OH heard what I'd done she said don't let the neighbours on the site see you, she had visions of me standing there aiming into the compost bin, no in a bottle I explained, I think she was taking the piss. :-X ;D ;D
all of ours, when we are on the allotment, that is, goes either on the compost heap or in the leaf mould composter, like bob flowerdew says " why waste all that sterile free nitogen rich , something else I can't remember, down the toilet, he reccommends it goes straight on the heap but we also have a bucket ;D
Yup, I pee in a bucket - in the privacy of my shed of course :-[, and then the lot gets tipped onto my compost heap. We have no loos on sight, so everyone pees on their compost heaps!! ;D
Don't waste it, use it. Pouring all that good nitrogenous fertilliser down the toilet would be a terrible shame.
I'd have to get a curtain for my shed window, they'd think I'd moved in. ;D
I think wee is a bit too acid to put on the composter. But I have used it dilute, direct on the soil. I think that the soil is better at dealing with the acidity.
I put mine in the compost all the time in summer, especially when I put in anything at all fibrous. It makes it all rot a lot faster.
As I like to live dangerously, I always go in the nettle patch. Keeps them down a bit.
;) Hope you use a dock leave afterwoods ACE. :'( :o :) ;) :D ;D
Animals go where they want, rabbits in the farmers field - on his veg that ends up in the supermarket then on your table. So whats the difference? My 3yr old thinks its brill cos I let him wee where and when he likes in the lottie.
Just do it and dont tell OH! :D
All the time... and we have flushing toilets and I live on site... before my lactose intolerance was diagnosed I sometimes had to do a little more than that..
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QuoteI think wee is a bit too acid to put on the composter. But I have used it dilute, direct on the soil. I think that the soil is better at dealing with the acidity.
Urine ph should be in the 6.5 to 7 range, if yours is very acid you really ought to see a doctor, acidity of the body is associated with many nasty illnesses.
The pH of the urine can be affected by:
preservatives you eat
pollutants you breathe
stress you encounter
the food you eat
how much water you drink
the amount of pathogens in your system
how much rest you receive
all the biochemical activities going on in your body.
PS. Urine is very good indeed for the compost heap, the nitrogen helps bacteria to break down woody stuff
Going to put covering over window then.
make sure the door shuts as well ;)
... and to add to Merry Tiller's impressive list, drugs you take such as antibiotics (the rare occasion I'm on a course of antibots is the only time I'd avoid adding pee to the compost.)
I have lovely net curtains up at my window Emaggie ;D. It is rare for anyone but old Jack to be around at the same time as me, and he whistles loudly to warn me of his impending arrival. :D
Well if you can have curtains EJ, so can I! Too many people too close for comfort around me at present. ;D
I have to say many's the time I've been desperate and gone home......
The fact the the pH of urine is 6.5 is not the problem. The problem occurs when bacteria break down organic molecules in pee (such as urea) into organic acids (uric acid).
;D :D ;) :) So it looks like wee all do it then, I'll tip it on the compost but not straight into the soil. I'm also posher than EJ and Maggie I have drapes not mere curtains.lol :) ;) :D ;D :-*
Going to get a blind..... ;D ;) :-*
I keep mine in an old Blue Nun bottle next to the fridge.
Mind you I was doing that before I got an allotment.
If you're worried about acid wee, then apart from seeing the quack, you could put it in a barrel and add lime. I hadn't thought of doing a pH test on the piss barrel.
It's the only time my OH is allowed to sprinkle whilst he tinkles
Spyros, I hope you explain to wine drinking friends what's in the bottle !! ;D
I never put anything dodgy in anything remotely like a drinks bottle; there was an awful case when I was a kid of a guy who picked up what he thought was a lemonade bottle, and took a hefty swig. Unfortunately it was concentrated sulphuric acid. I can't remember whether he survived or not.
just found this thread,I also have a bucket in my shed,and the wee put straight
on the compost heap,have also had to buy material for curtains as I get too many visitors who almost catch me in the act :P/shades x
my moms got my little boy peein in our compost heap ;D he thinks its funny but a bit chilli now the weather is cold :D
tracy
;D I hope thats the wee act you are talking about Shades :-[ lol ;) ;) ;) :-*
There was a article in this months issue of either Grow Your Own or Kitchen Gardener magazine on this subject. It stated it was a job for the boys because female urine contains estrogen.
not mine, not any more anyway ;D
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cornyk. ;D ;D ;D/shades x
;) ;) I had to ask Shades you. :) :D ;D ;) :-* :-*
I piss into a 4 pint plastic milk bottle which I keep by the back door. At the moment I`m putting it on the pile of leaves to speed up the decay. I use `compostabins`for my kitchen compost so only put the piss in during the warmer weather, mainly so I don`t hassle the worms! I often let the piss mature for several days as I have heard that it is better to do so.
better use for it than putting it down the drain, just think how much water we're saving !!, should get a saving on the water rates ;D ;D
;D Very true scousers save on water, cos we still have a hosepipe ban here in Enfield, its gotta rain constantly for 9 months to catch up to needed levels, so I put building the compost bin on hold and I am using the pallets to build an ark. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
can you send us the plans, we've got enough water to last for the year, most of it on top of the path,
ray's thinking of getting a model boat to play with on it
by the way, if I go into the ark, no way are slugs, greenfly and whitefly coming on board ;D ;D